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52 Evolution of Embedded Systems
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Contents
1. Abstract
2. Innovation of Embedded
3. Classifications of Embedded
4. Trends in Embedded
5. Security of Embedded
6. Bio-Medical Field
8. Careers of Embedded
9. Conclusion
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Abstract
If the accuracy of the work done by any gadget is precision, then the cost of manufacturing the gadget
becomes directly proportional to it. This in turn decreases the end users affordability or adoptability to it.
In the coming decades, the quality of work will play the role in all the fields. Too considering the Medical field, the accuracy , time, precision, adoptability , user-friendly are all to be considered. This parameters plays the most important to develop a gadget in Medical field. So these parameters measure the cost of the gadget developed. This directly increases the cost of usage to the end user. As far as the embedded is in action, all the above noted parameters are brought into a single chip, too a tiny gadget which reduces the cost of manufacture, user
friendly, adoptability , precision etc. As the gadget is reduced in its size but maintaining the end result with most advantages then a machine, it makes the end users to use them at cheaper costs.
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memory is the software part. Where ever a system consist these both, then it
becomes embedded sy stem. This is also known as Inbuilt Intelligence The memory part of the embedded system holds the operations / procedures that are to be executed. All these instructions can be altered any time using appropriate software and can be written the system and perform the process. As the memory in integrated with the processor, the space becomes more compact, high speed, realiblty,
flexibility etc. The most peculiar note is, the failure percentage in embedded system is 1%.
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Innovation
A long breath-taking research in microelectronics,
processor and the memory with the boon of low cost, have developed applications. The birth of embedded system is in Florida by the Jacobs Family. The Rice-Sized chip developed by them and each of the Jacobs family member had one naming it as Verichip. This chip was made with Biocompatible materials and it was designed in such a manner to store entire medical history of the holder. In this inbuilt memory / intelligence basis, the Philips company launched its products with embedded technology in the fabrics of home to provide information about the members in the home. Now the embedded technology has widen its wings and grown to the state of wireless connectivity, networking, monitoring any application if it was embedded and the embedded systems with number of
connected the network/internet etc. A java enabled mobile can access data from internet and also control an air-conditioner in home/office.
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Classifications
The embedded system is classified into four categories, namely: 1. Autonomous 2. Real-Time 3. Networked 4. Mobile
Autonomous
is
standalone
mode
device.
Many
manufacturing and automobile industries / machineries are covered under this category. This type of systems, deadlines or response times are not critical. For example, a Mono Block Pump can be turned on if the water level in the overhead tank reaches the minimum level.
Real-Time systems are time based. They are designed in such a manner that specified task is completed in specified amount of time. These sy stems are implemented in the areas where the time critical tasks are to be executed in the process control. For instance, when a car is being dashed in then the life guard balloons has to be blown before the
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damaging end reaches the life area. If this is not carried out in stipulated time then loss of life incurs. Networked systems are used to monitor another sy stem / plant and send the datas to a centralized system for monitoring.
Mobile gadgets are needed to store database locally to their memory. These gadgets are imbibe powerful
computing and communication capabilities to perform realtime as well as non-real-time tasks and handle multimedia applications. The gadget, embed powerful processor and OS, lot of memory with minimal power consumption.
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Trends
A plethora of processors are available to cater to different applications. 8 bit, 16 bit and 32 bit processors are available with different processing powers and memory addressing capabilities. Advanced digital signal processors ( DSPs) cater to AV coding and image processing. Embedded systems are built around processor boards.
DSPs are specially designed to handle audio and video signals. I n audio and video processing unwanted frequencies are removed by filtering. The signals are converted into frequency domain using Fourier transforms. The spectrum of the signal is analysed in the frequency domain. This process requires carries intensive out mathematical computation. quickly The DSP a
mathematical
computation
using
DSPs
are
used
for
image
compression,
video
processing, high-fidelity music processing, etc. DSP- based embedded sy stems are available for diverse applications on hand.
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ROM and RAM devices are easily available nowadays. Secondary storage devices, such as hard disks, are also being incorporated in embedded systems of mobile
communication and computing gadgets. Devices that dont have secondary storage use flash memory and even
nowaday s, so powerful OS, such as Windows NT, can be incorporated in embedded systems.
Many ty pes of OS are available, including embedded operating system, real-time operating system and mobile operating sy stem. These occupy less memory and can be tailored top specific need. High level and object-oriented languages such as C + + and ADA are extensively being used for embedded software development.
Application
functionality,
processing
speed,
and
involving as digital
minimal
processing
and
I/O air-
watches,
ref rigerators,
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watch incorporating an 8-bit controller uses a set buttons for input and LCD for output.
16/32-bit
processor is
computing process
and control
communicating
capabilities
Audio,
video
and
image
processing
applications
Industrial and single-board computers, video game players and graphic accelerators need 64-bit prcessors.
the such
right as
processor, RAM,
static
parallel
communication
interfaces,
interfaces,
programmable
timers/counters,
application specific hardware circuitry, and status LEDs have to be identified. The memory in embedded systems can be internal or external. Internal memory is sufficient for small applications involving microcontrollers or DSPs.
Operating system.
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The Windows XP embedded OS is multitasking OS. It allows applications built using visual studio to be embedded without modifications.
Open-source OS based on Linux and Berkeley standard distribution (BSD) Unix are popular embedded OS. Embedded Linux is freely available in source code form. It is used in IP phones, PDAs and mobile phones. The BSD version of Unix uses a flash memory of 400 KB to 1MB and RAM of 2 to 16 MB. It finds applications telecom switches. in routers internet applications and
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Conventional Controlling
As far as the conventional systems are considered, they have a complicated structure which contains the following: 1. Microprocessor 2. ROM 3. RAM 4. Serial Port 5. Parallel Port 6. Timer 7. Interrupt Controller 8. Input Devices 9. Output Devices All the to to above the the are all different blocks that So are this
connected configures
microprocessor basics of a
individually. microprocessor
based
controller. Also when one of the component life is completed means than the entire system will get collapsed. Also the tracking, replacing the component is costlier. The embedded system is a single chip, which holds all the above said 9 blocks inside to it. So when an embedded system fails, replacing the single chip is more easier and cheaper than the micro controller system.
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Advantages
1. Compactness 2. Reliability 3. Flexibility 4. Environment adoptability 5. Very low power consumption 6. High speed 7. Failure percentage is negligible
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Embedded Security.
Network-enabled systems are prone to cyber atta cks. IBM addresses the security issue by equipping select
ThinkPad and NetVista computers (Known as IBM clients) with built-in cryptographic technologies in both hardware and software of the systems. I BMs integrated security chip is a cryptographic microprocessor that is embedded in sy stem board. This chip facilitates encryption for protection from privacy intrusion and digital signatures for authentication. I ts EEPROM stores the access key pair.
The chip communicates with the main processor of the client through a 5MB are sy stem management in the bus. chip
Cryptographic
functions
implemented
through the IBM chip library . Security features include 1024bit and 512-bit digital signature, 1024-bit and 512-bit key decryption, and up to 256-bit key decryption of inf ormation encrypted using 1024-bit and 512-bit keys.
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Medical
As far as the medical field is considered, all the equipments are costly as they are highly precision and accurate. This is bcos of the complicated structure of the testing equipments. Since a PC is not required, for an equipment and due to the calibration, sensing, recording the patients records, they are being forced to fit in the equipments. This can be eliminated by using the embedded system. The equipment is going to be used only for the specif ied actions and not for any other extra purposes. If this is going to be the condition, the things can be made to work repeated by feeding the datas and program in the chip and connect the Input & Output devices to the chip and note the required output. It may be complicated for the doctor to operate an PC-based equipment. But whereas in the embedded sy stem, all the process are loaded and the only work of the user is to provide the input by placing the sensors or so called things to the patient directly, at once the embedded system gives the output. So it becomes so user-friendly to use. This in turn
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also becomes compact in size, reduces the manuf acturing cost which directly reduces the end users affordability . Once the testing equipment is made, there is no need to store the datas there itself. So the embedded sy stem can be designed in such a way that all the datas send to a centralized system to store the history of the patients. So it reduces the running cost and other hidden cost that are to be done in conventional sy stems.
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End Effects
has
immense
benefit
for
modern
powerful
processing,
adaptable complex
sophisticated
software
managing
information and communication protocols. In the future, smart gadgets would connect and initiate action on our behalf.